Despite frequent appellations by Avistani scholars as the “Dragon Empires,” Tian Xia is much more than a land of dragons and emperors. While draconic machinations and imperial ambitions have indeed hewn momentous paths, no wyrm or potentate can truly...
In episode 96 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Ellie Dix about her design, A Midsummer Night’s Fayre, published by Gamewright. The mechanics were inspired by fairground games. As a kid into adulthood she would...
He’s the best there is at what he does, and what he does is combine the ruggedness of a jeep with the deployable blades of a knife block. Welcome to Essential Builds, bub, the blog that turns popular culture...
Associate Producer of RPGs at Renegade Game Studios and MC of Worlds Collide: The Pony Puzzle, Ben Heisler, joins Ryan to share the highlights of Gen Con 2024 for Essence20. Those highlights include the biggest Welcome To Night Vale...
A start with a recommendation to get a Covid booster. You might be like, gee Rob, this article is shorter than normal. And you’re right, cause somehow, even though I didn’t go to Gen Con, I caught the latest...
In episode 95 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Carol Mertz about multi-disciplinary designing. She starts with the concept before deciding on the form (tabletop, video game, robotic couch, etc.). The focus is on the...